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TELEPHONE CABINET.

No. 282,841. Patented Aug. 7, 1883.

loOHllll WlTNESSES INVENTOR ATTORN EYS NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD BUSTEED, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

TELEPHONE-CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 282,841, dated August7, 1883.

Application filed March 1-1, was. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, RICHARD BUSTEED, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Telephone-Cabinets; andI do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the samer'reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a front view of my cabinet with the dooropen. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a sideView, and Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views.

This invention has relation to telephonecabinets; and it consists in theconstruction and novel arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafterfully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims appended.

It is generally admitted that messages by telephone, as now sent, aresubject to the .drawback'of being heard by those at or near theinstrument, to the inconvenience of the interrogator, especially shouldprivacy be desired. The object of my invention is to overcome thisobjection by the use of the means hereinafter described. I provide acabinet four or five feet square if rectangular in form, or about thesame number of feet in diameter if round, formed of woodlor metal,complete in itself, and lined so as to form a double or tripleinclosure, to deaden the sound, when desired, and prevent conflictingvoices or sounds from interfering, as in the case of a factory, mill, orpublic office, in which cabinet I place the transmitter and receiver anda desk, stationery, 8w, by which means the occupant of the cabinet cantransmit and receive messages more clearly and distinctly, and at thesame time with the utmost privacy.

A designates the door of the cabinet, and B the lock and key.

G G designate the protruding wires, which may protrude either from thetop or side of the cabinet, as shown. The cabinet is mounted on wheelsD, in order that it may be moved from place to place, when desired, andK is a pivoted lock-check for locking the wheels D, and thereby holdingthe cabinet in place when it has been moved'to its proper position.

E designates a ventilator in the top of the cabinet, which is providedwith a register for closing it while the message is being sent orreceived. In Fig. 2 the position of the telephone is shown in thecabinet.

Fdesignates a desk, provided with pen, ink, and pencils for writing themessages.

G G designate clamps, one for holding written messages sent, and theother messages received.

H designates a window for admitting light to the cabinet, and I is ascreen for darkening it when desired.

L designates an outside alarm to summon the occupant of the cabinet. InFig. 2 a vertical sectional view is given, showing the lining formingthe triple inclosure.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, it is thought any one skilled in the art will beenabled to construct and use my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A telephone-cabinet provided with a tilating-register in its top,substantially as,

specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses;

RICHARD BUSTEED.

Witnesses:

. CHARLES H. 'HOLDEN,

THOMAS GRANT.

